Waning · 1.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on August 5, 1937Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 5, 1937, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
369,489 km229,590 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1937 is on Friday, July 23, 1937 at 12:46 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 6, 1937 at 12:37 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, July 30, 1937 | 18:47 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 6, 1937 | 12:37 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Thursday, August 5, 1937 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 8, 1937 to the new moon of August 6, 1937, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1937, or the whole moon calendar 1937.
- The same date one year apart: 1936 · 1938.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.